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After menopause, individuals with cardiovascular disease and weight gain may face a higher risk of breast cancer, recent ...

More Americans than previously thought… are now considered obese. A new definition of obesity means 1 in 5 Americans are now ...

Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in ...

Researchers have mapped human fat tissue at single-cell resolution, uncovering how obesity alters cellular stress, ...

While a healthy lifestyle naturally has important benefits, yet seeking weight loss alone might not give an adequate picture ...

HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...

• Future studies should report their results by age, gender, race/ethnicity; include the full data; include adverse events and other outcomes; control for both diet and physical activity in their ...

Rhythm's bivamelagon cut BMI and hunger scores in Phase 2 trial for hypothalamic obesity, prompting plans to discuss Phase 3 ...

Rhythm said results of the recent trial were also consistent with BMI reductions achieved with setmelanotide therapy in similar patient populations in past trials. Setmelanotide, an existing ...